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'We're going to stand up' - SIPTU promises industrial action on higher pay if necessary

Industrial action will be authorised by Ireland's largest trade union to secure adequate pay rises across the private sector. SIPTU representatives addressed over 100 delegates from workplaces across the services sector at their biennial delegate ...

06 Oct 2022 at 10:59

National News

Everyone stands to lose if energy crisis not addressed – Taoiseach

...Prague, Mr Martin said: “Unity is again important, similar to what happened with Covid-19. The European Commission the EUROPEAN UNION came together and had a co-ordinated set of policies for public health and vaccination. “Likewise in this crisis, efforts...

07 Oct 2022 at 14:01

Northern Ireland

Jimmy Nesbitt: Debate on NI’s future should be led by people not politicians

...governance of the island and its relationships with our friends in the rest of the British Isles and in the EUROPEAN UNION. “I would also include in that discussion the Irish diaspora across the world – a debate that I do not believe we have...

01 Oct 2022 at 18:47

National News

Taoiseach detects ‘genuine wish’ from Truss to resolve protocol dispute

...Commission president) went well also and I think in many respects it’s about getting this into a process between the EUROPEAN UNION and the United Kingdom to get this issue resolved once and for all, not least because of the issues (like) the war in...

02 Oct 2022 at 15:31

National News

Northern Ireland minister’s apology ‘honest’ and ‘very helpful’ – Taoiseach

...long-term desirability of very good relationships between Britain and Ireland and also between the United Kingdom and the EUROPEAN UNION, and I think those comments are in that context,” he said. Mr Martin added it is “very clear” that there is a “genuine...

03 Oct 2022 at 19:41

National News

Europe will face 'unprecedented' risk to gas supply this winter, IEA warns

...for already scarce and expensive liquid gas that is transported by ship. The IEA said in its quarterly gas report that EUROPEAN UNION countries would need to reduce use by 13% over the winter in case of a complete Russian cut-off amid the war in Ukraine....

03 Oct 2022 at 13:26

National News

Cost of home heating oil falls but is still nearly double last year's price

...the Government could not cut VAT on home heating oil because of EU laws. “The reason for that is we have laws across the EUROPEAN UNION that govern what are the ways in which you can change VAT and how many different rates of VAT each country can have,” Mr...

23 Aug 2022 at 12:44

Local News

Longford homes see cost of heating oil fall but is still nearly double last year's price

23 Aug 2022 at 21:00

National News

Four TDs and senators received 3,000 euro in donations last year

Four politicians declared donations totalling 3,000 euro last year, new figures show. According to the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo), two TDs and two senators received 3,800 euro in total donations last year, but after refunds ...

22 Aug 2022 at 13:10

Northern Ireland

Liz Truss expects to see powersharing return once NI protocol Bill progresses

...“making sure” people in Northern Ireland can benefit from the same tax breaks as people in Great Britain. “Now if the EUROPEAN UNION are willing to come to a negotiated solution to achieve that, I would be absolutely willing to do that. But the Bill...

17 Aug 2022 at 17:57

Northern Ireland

Ireland’s ambassador to UK urges negotiations to resolve Brexit protocol issues

...“How do we solve it? We solve it by negotiating through the issues that are there. “From our point of view, from the EUROPEAN UNION, we solve it by implementing the protocol that was agreed with the British government, which the British government...

25 Sept 2022 at 21:27

National News

Truss urged to attend meeting of Macron’s European club to boost UK-EU trust

Liz Truss has been urged to attend a meeting of European leaders by Brussels’ representative in the UK. EUROPEAN UNION ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida suggested the Prime Minister should attend the European Political Community (EPC) meeting in Prague in...

26 Sept 2022 at 18:26

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